By Anthony O'Donnell
Insurance & Technology
October 16, 2008

Through an opinion written by Judge Sue L. Robinson, the Delaware U.S. District Court has dismissed both Accenture's trade secret missapropriation charges against Guidewire Software, and Guidewire's countersuit alleging that Accenture's allegations constituted bad faith litigation that was harmful to Guidewire's prospects in the marketplace. While Judge Robinson's opinion puts an end to substantial aspects of Accenture's allegations of improper practices on the part of Guidewire, an Accenture source notes that the company's patent infringement case is "alive and well."